Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-16
A Convert to Buddha.


The altimore american to-day says: Alice C.
Salter, through John G. Mitchell filed bill In the
City Circuit Court yesterday, praying for divorce
from her husband, Geo. w. Salter, to whom she
was married April 4, 1883, at st. Lukes p. L.
church. She charges that Salter is a fanatic on
the subject of mind cures and Buddhism, and that
he says he is studying to become Buddhist priest
as that is the only true religion, and that he has
sought to press that BELIEF upon her. Further,
that Salter has other Vagar1eS that UNIT him lor
In conversation with an american reporter last
night, Mrs. Salter said she was guided in her ac-
ton by her soictude for her little girl, whom She
wished to remove from the influence OF her hus-
bands queer ideas. Besides being religious ia
matte" she continued, "Mr Salter is an advocate
or the mind-cure theory, which he is regularly
practicing in Brooklyn Before married him /
knew him as great temperance leader and as an
exemplary young man, in the employ OF a leading
and Brooklyn suppose he must have had eight or
ten different positions in half as many years He
lost most OF his places by TO duty and
the absorption OF his mind in whatever ism
there happened to be going around at the time
He had perfect mania for reading and arguing
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banner, he took up the mind cure theory,
which he afterward tried upon me during a spell
OF sickness The test was that must imagine
myself well, and would get well. His plan might
work where the complaint Is some trivial illness,
but where person has chronic affection or Is In
danger OF death, think 1t Is folly to experiment
In any such theory. He also tried the cure ON my
child when she was SICK but IL failed. He became
proficient In the mind-cure business In college Ia
Boston, where he attended course OF lectures,
and read extensively on the subject. II was In the
midst of this hobby that Buddhist priest arrived
in New York, and he became wild over him. He
attended his lectures, studied his doctrine, and
then embraced his religion. He persuaded me by
every means In his power TO join the religion but
OF course, refused. He also adopted the Budd-
hist diet which consists OF nothing but vege-
tables and fiSh-meat OF every description
being barred from the table, HIS eX-
PLANTATION OF this ethereal menu was that 1t
was more like unto the spirit diet and was, there
fore better calculated to draw the two into closer
communion. All OF this sort OF thing made me
Shudder for the future OF my child, and resolved
me to apply for divorce Mr.. Salter, as yet, knows
nothing OF my action, but suppose he will soon
hear OF it."
81 think at first he Will fret about II, but It is
likely he will finally withdraw all obstacles"
"Has he ever asked you TO return to him, or does
he ever write your"
ssHe visited me some time ago, when was living
In the country with my father, but he did not ask
me to go back to Brooklyn with him when he re-
turned. As to writing, he occasionally sends me
manuscript and papers recording wonderful things
about his many doctrines. His associates call
themselves tcranks,' one OF whom is better known
as Christ"
MIS- Saiuer and her child are now living with her
father, Mr.. Alexander VERIFY, at No. 1905 John
street above MOSher.